> That's mischaracterization of catharsis. Please explain? Pain is both processed physically and psychologically in my experience. Is the suggestion that if

> That's mischaracterization of catharsis. Please explain? Pain is both processed physically and psychologically in my experience. Is the suggestion that if I feel pain psychologically I'm abnormal? Catharsis is a name given to a human action as old as time. > Because people who "punch the wall" are, according to multiple studies, more likely to lash out and be abusive. I would be curious to see the studies, perhaps people who lash out are more likely to have issues worth punching a wall over? All sorts of biases could come into play. > Have you tried not punching the wall and have a time out instead? The times I've punched a wall are too few to derive meaningful statistics vs other methods of unwinding.